Welcome to Birdie ...

Birdie is located in Anderson County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Birdie, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Birdie, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Birdie is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Birdie lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Birdie, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Birdie is located in the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Birdie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Birdie - they are located in Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Birdie.

Communities near Birdie ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birdie.

• Frankfort
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Shelbyville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Versailles
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <4>
• Midway
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <4>
• Taylorsville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Willisburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <4>
• Alton Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton Station
  • Alton Station is located in Anderson County
• Avenstoke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenstoke
  • Avenstoke is located in Anderson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birdie. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birdie.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birdie. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birdie.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birdie. See our Newspapers Page for Birdie.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birdie ...

Looking for more information about Birdie? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Birdie, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birdie.

Adding Birdie to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Birdie in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Birdie was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Birdie post office opened in 1888.

We also found Birdie in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Birdie.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Birdie. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/